Smyrna times., 1887-10-05
Maryland Item 9

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phla, is native of Greensboro,,-o,,iili 'u "a
Is Il years of age. "n
John Daily, nominated for oo,,u.,
SioneT OF Caroline county. is the iata,
=; maryland Democratic candidate tosen
IN bis resignation. ''o " 'en
ID. Clay Hendrickson. of Millinoto,
mas grown Hubbard SQUASH This Soa
mat weighs log lbs. His whole orc
ranged in weight between this and 4
A A. Christian has withdrawn fror
T Ene hrm of A. A. Christian & 20
SEreensoorough. Mr.. Christian will
leave ,fs the town and probably locate i
The net earnings of the New vorL
Philadelphia and Norfolk RaiIroo,
company from January l to Angrst % o
We're S62, 44O.5O, against S45 79S OF =
S :I9 san same e time last year, an increase o
ColOnel DerricksOn, who was assault
ed at Berlin ten days ago. is sIowl,
improving, but he is not vet ont .
danger. Claud Robbins. the seconG
coiored man accused of assaultinor bin,
Is being held at Snow Hill in 5000
There will be a brilliant weddino .,
Ghrlst Church, EastOn, to dav. at n9on ~
Inc marriage of William Percy g.,
PIE, OF Louisville, Kentucky. and NTiss
MARIETTA Powell Hollydav. daughter ~
Mrs. Col. r. c. Hollyday' of Rstc1iF -
will be celebrated.
Cards are out for the MARRIAGE %
MISS Bessie Robinson, daugbteT ~ ~
Judge John NJ. Robinson. of Cent?,
TliIe, ana Ensign Edward Llovd T.
- ,. N. The ceremony will take nIao .
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon o.
tober 18th, at St. Anne's P. r Cbnr 81
Annapolis. - O"urcil'
John Fl: Pennington, an aged citizen
o. OF near Massey's, died on Septembar
zSIn from the effects of a broken lee,
ana other injuries received two weaIs
Delore by being thrown out of a oar
rage by a runaway horse. He wos
the father of Mrs. Marion Wbittinoton
of nassey's. w" : 'on'
General Ferdinand c. Latrobe has
received the Democratic nomination
Tor the office of Mayor of BaItimora
zen Latrobe has held the office If
mayor of Baltimore four times. and
should he be elected this fall he will
MI the chair at the head of municinai
affairs IN Baltimore for the fifth time.
Mr.. Goss who lives about three m;los
rom East New Market, has one of the
greatest curiosi'ies in the wav of n
morse that we have ever seen. Tbean-
maj has actually got mustache three
Ihches long, and keeps it parted and in
better shape than many men we conid
name 90 MISUNDERSTANDING Courier
DIR. G. d. Johnson received a CON
tract last week from H. F. Pike. mana.
ger of the Hygeia Hotel old Point
!, .omi"f', Va for 400 chickens per week
or thirteen weeks, commencing on
fenruAry l next and ending on lime
!. rms represents 5 200 chicks. weigh. |
ng from one-half to two pounds each
The steamer Bradford. Cant u G
8rockway owner, was damaged bv fire
while lying at her wharf at Greene.
borough. The fire was discoveroJ |
bout two O'Clock Monday morninC,
ma aiier 1t had burned the engine. |
rouse and part of the deck was sinh
lued' Damage about 5000; no insu-
ance. ''''u
Washington COLLege.-Was onened
or the fall term last Wednesday morn
ng, and the list of the new students
ntering was encouraging. The humber
- the nrst day was hundred per cent
anger than for years past. The mem
ers OF the new iaculty-PrOfs. Will
ans, Micou and Watts-were at their
osts and graphing with the ''situatiOn1
'l'h view TO make the school better
nan 1t has ever before been.
The Democratic primary election of
cent county Saturday insure the fol.
owing nominations: James s. Harris
tate senate; i. G. Justis and John
rice, House of Delegates; G.. w. ia
oOy, sheriff; NJ. DeK. Smith. states
ttorney; Messrs. Fisher, Walker and
iot1et, judges of the Orphans Court.
no >. f. Ernest, E. w. Hepbron. s
!. cooper, William Morris and John
'lckerson. county commissioners.
Burglars IN Salisbury.-The Office Of
re Salisbury Oil and Coal COMPANY
tuated near the depot, at Salisbury
as entered by burglars Saturday
lgnt, and an attempt made to rob the
lie, but they were frightened of.
burglars tried to enter the house of
J. Morris, who lives a short wav ont
Salisbury. The moulding of the
ont door was torn loose in their ef-
rts to secure an entrance to the house
Mol Gregory, aged % years. died in
lkton Jail on Friday morning from
lie bullet wound he received the NIGHT
eiore while attempting to rob J. P
mpsOns stOre at Calvert, Cecil county.
-e was shot in the neck near the back
1ne. E. S. Gregory, father of the
uant, came on from CohOes. N. Y
here he is in the hardware business
nd took the body home on SATURDAY.
Dung Gregory averred before he died
vat this had been his first offence.
What Hurt Peaches.-The Baltimore
ally Ne1Cs comes up with a theory re-
riding the failure of the peach crop.
says: " Various causes have been
:, M OuO Cuo WelSHG OF opinion as
loes it to the devastating work of a
sw species of bug, which at an early
'riod began its work. A specimen of
ese destructive creatures furnished
e NeiCs Office shows it to much re-
mDle IN appearance the wasp. The
male finds its way to the root of the !
&c and there deposits her egg in a
coon. This in about three weeks
atehes into worm which soon deveI-
d into the fly or peach wasp, and
ON this point the destruction begins
ne first crop Of the wasps is Matched
TOUT the middle of peach season and
ey go on to sting the fruit, causing it
fall. Few peaches, as was seen in
e fate Of this summers crop escape.D